Among the many lunatic far right Christian groups that holds undue influence in the Republican Party is RenewAmerica, which seeks to take America back to "its founding principles" which all too predictably include "biblical principles." To say that the organization is extreme is an understatement. Likewise, it should come as no surprise that a common theme on the organization's website is the supposed persecution of godly Christians who, even as they persecute others, always want to play the role of the victim. Now, a piece on the website is predicting that Christians will have to resort to armed conflict to stop the homosexual agenda, "Barack Obama's morally corrupt federal government" and other things that stand in the way of a Christofascist ruled theocracy. To say that these folks are nuts is likewise an understatement. These people pose a clear and present danger to constitutional government and, as blogger friend Bob Felton notes, comes close to sedition. Here is a sampling of what passes for reasoned argument at RenewAmerica (Note: the pervasive anti-gay thread):
As the Left foams at the mouth over Phil Robertson, the Christian man who described Almighty God's take on homosexuality and other gross sins, their fear is becoming more and more apparent. They seem gradually to be realizing that they are a pernicious minority that only thrives because they are bolstered by Obama's morally corrupt federal government; intellectually lightweight media, devoid of principles; and interestingly, a general decency of American people influenced by the nation's Judeo-Christian roots.
[S]ome leftists actually think that they can dictate to those of us who oppose their worldview how we should say things that offend them.
It is also interesting that those who oppose biblical Christianity (and a few who claim that they do not oppose it) have trotted out their list of affirmed homosexuals who proclaim Phil Robertson's right to "his opinion." To any but the scripturally ignorant, Robertson's statements are not "his opinion." He did not inspire the writing of the scriptures that condemn homosexuality; God did. In paraphrasing Scripture, Robertson did not compare homosexuality to bestiality; God did. Robertson's "opinion" is only that he chooses to accept God's directives. What homosexuals and the rest of the Left fail to comprehend is that their ultimate fight is with God, not believing Christians. We just happen to be visible objects to which wrath can be directed.
[T]he biblical truth that the inclination to homosexuality itself is condemned by God. . . . Pope Benedict XVI, who preceded the current Pontiff, described homosexuality as a "disordered orientation," allowing for the fact that the behavior can be "ordered" if the homosexual chooses to seek help, obviously from God and, if necessary, from medical professionals.
Frank Camp, a commentator posting at the Last Resistance blog site (12/23/2013), states that the latest strike by the Left against Christians (in the person of Phil Robertson) is a defining moment in time. He predicts, and I agree, that this moment is only one of many coming in the near future as the agenda of the Left becomes more and more hostile toward "average American values."
Before this nation's founding, a group of pilgrims were able to escape the repression of the Church of England by seeking safe haven in a new territory. There are no more new worlds. There is nowhere else to run, and there will be no coming together in peaceful coexistence. The reason is that Christians are being required to do what we will not and cannot do – defy God for the sake of a corrupt, rotting culture. And not all Christians will passively bow to force.
This space called America cannot be concurrently occupied by the existing opposing worldviews. How this tragedy that is the destruction of America will play out remains to be seen, but I predict that it will not end peacefully.
That's right. The writer seems to be arguing for armed sedition. Thus, the actual "pernicious minority" that endangers America is, of course, those crazy enough to subscribe to and support RenewAmerica and insanity such as set out above. These people are NOT nice and decent people and average Americans need to recognize the danger that they pose. These are not you church ladies running a bake sale or a clothing drive.
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